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THREAD: I just learned that my cousin, Mike Bogren, has sent White House a letter withdrawing his name from consideration of the district court position. For those celebrating this as a win for religious liberty, it is not--it is a Pyrrhic victory at best. Here's why. 1/
2/ Initially, let me say that I understand the concerns. If I did not KNOW Michael, I would likewise have shared concerns that zealous representation of the City of East Lansing, as his briefing demonstrated, might mean the attorney making those arguments held a disregard
3/ for people of faith. But as Mike made clear, his words were not his personal views, but his legal advocacy. Conservatives by condemning Mike have condemned other conservatives representing conservative causes. The Left could have easily have branded Mike an anti-Semite for
4/ defending a Methodist summer resort's desire to maintain its Christian identity. What we saw then-Senator Al Franken do to Amy Comey Barrett isn't a patch on what is to come when, God willing, she is nominated to the high court. But then again, that's how the Left operates.
5/ MOST, thankfully, on the right did not descend to that left. But some have. I have seen people I respect calling Mike an anti-Catholic bigot. And that is shameful. You might disagree with his decision to represent a client, or the arguments made, but unjustly slandering
6/ a good man, is something we should never do in the defense of religious liberty. Judgeship or none, is of no matter; but reputation is. As I was asking my son to pray for Mike this weekend, and he asked why, I simplified the situation, and in his innocence he asked,
7/ "Why doesn't he tell people he likes Catholics?" Life isn't that simple-you can't repair a man's reputation tarnished by soundbites with a simple statement of the truth. And finally, while this is something only a few close to Mike would know from discussion of courts and
8/8 the constitution, and judges and justices over the years, the true losers will be those seeking refuge from persecution because of their faith because a judge okayed by two Democratic Senators is on the bench and Mike isn't. END
